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Linear Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A student walks 3 blocks south, 4 blocks west, and 3 blocks north. What is the displacement of the

student?

a)

4 blocks east

b)

4 blocks west

c)

10 blocks west

d)

10 blocks east

2.

What is the average speed of an object that travels 6.00 meters north in 2.00 seconds and then travels 3.00 meters east in 1.00 second?

a)

9.00 m/s

b)

4.24 m/s

c)

3.00 m/s

d)

0.333 m/s

3.

If an object is traveling north with a decreasing speed, the direction of the object's acceleration is

a)

west

b)

north

c)

south

d)

east

4.

The speedometer in a car does not measure the car’s velocity because velocity is a

a)

vector quantity and has a direction associated with it

b)

vector quantity and does not have a direction associated with it

c)

scalar quantity and has a direction associated with it

d)

scalar quantity and does not have a direction associated with it

5.

Velocity is to speed as displacement is to

a)

acceleration

b)

mass

c)

time

d)

distance

6.

A toy car moves 8 m in 4 s at the constant velocity. What is the car’s velocity?

a)

1 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

3 m/s

d)

4 m/s

7.

A train moves at a constant velocity of 50 km/h. How far will it move in 0.5 h?

a)

10 km

b)

20 km

c)

25 km

d)

45 km

8.

A boat can move at a constant velocity of 8 km/h in still water. How long will it take for the boat to move 24 km?

a)

2 h

b)

3 h

c)

4 h

d)

6 h

9.

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

a)

time

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

distance

10.

A car at accelerates from 0 m/s to 25 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average acceleration of the car?

a)

30 m/s2

b)

50 m/s2

c)

125 m/s2

d)

5 m/s2

11.

What is the unit of measurement used in physics for speed?

a)

seconds

b)

seconds per meter

c)

meters

d)

meters per second

12.

Velocity is a vector measurement because it has both a magnitude and a ________.

a)

Time

b)

Distance

c)

Direction

d)

Temperature

13.

If a person runs 100 meters in 10 seconds, what is their average speed?

a)

1 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

10 m/s

14.

The velocity of a plane is 500 miles per hour west. What is the speed of the plane?

a)

West

b)

500 miles per hour

c)

250 miles per hour

d)

500 miles per hour west

e)

500 miles per hour east

15.

Which one of the following quantities is NOT a vector?

a)

10 mi/hr, east

b)

10 mi/hr/sec, west

c)

35 m/s, north

d)

20 m/s

16.

Which one of the following quantities is NOT a speed?

a)

10 mi/hr

b)

10 mi/hr/sec

c)

35 m/s

d)

20 m/s

17.

How far would you travel moving at 12 m/s for 3.00 minutes?

a)

36.0 m

b)

2160 m

c)

40.0 m

d)

36.0 miles

18.

Find the distance a hiker walks if he travels 3.50 mi north, and then turns around and walks 3.00 mi south.

a)

0.50 mi

b)

3.00 mi

c)

1.50 mi

d)

6.50 mi

19.

Find the displacement for a hiker who walks 3.50 mi north, and then turns around and walks 3.00 mi south.

a)

0.50 mi

b)

6.50 mi

c)

0.50 mi north

d)

6.50 mi north

20.

Determine the displacement for a car that travels 25 mi east and 25 mi north.

a)

50 mi northeast

b)

35 mi northeast

c)

50 mi north

d)

35 mi east